QUEBEC CITY, March 25, 2014 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) is proud to welcome home Para-Nordic skier Sébastien Fortier and bronze medal-winning sledge hockey player Dominic Larocque on March 27 to a community celebration following their performances at the recent
Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Please join us at the CIBC Centre Bancaire Beauport on 2040 Rue Blanche
Lamontagne in Quebec City to celebrate their return. To mark their
performances in Sochi, CIBC will present each athlete with gold-plated
coins and a personalized sports pennant, commemorating their
participation at the Sochi Games.

The athletes will be available to speak about their experience at Sochi,
their involvement with para-sport and the next steps in their athletic
careers.

Who:

SébastienFortier, Para-Nordic skier, Sochi 2014

Dominic Larocque, Bronze Medallist, Sledge Hockey, Sochi 2014

Helene Petit, District General Manager, Greater Quebec, CIBC

What:

CIBC Paralympian Welcome Home Celebration

Where:

CIBC Centre Bancaire Beauport on 2040 Rue Blanche Lamontagne

When:

9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on March 27, 2014

CIBC is a proud banking partner of the Canadian Paralympic Team. CIBC's
four-year sponsorship of the Canadian Paralympic Committee, announced
in October, broadens CIBC's support of Canada's up-and-coming amateur
athletes and reflects the bank's passion for sports as a way of
enriching communities and inspiring the next generation of youth.